In Safe Hands (Search and Rescue, #4)

by Katie Ruggle

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You would think that a story about a shut-in as part of a murder investigation would get boring since it is written in first person and she doesn’t leave her house, but it was full of excitement and intrigue as Daisy and her home become an intricate part of the final climax of the story.

If you have been following the series, we know who the killer is now and that will change up everything that unfolds here in this final chapter of the series.

Daisy Little watched as her mother was murdered before her very eyes when she was only 16 years old. Since then, Daisy hasn’t been able to venture out of the house and keeps the world away with barred windows and a plethora of locks. The only people that Daisy’s sees and interacts with are her father, who spends as much time away from Daisy as he can, and Daisy’s only friend, Deputy Chris Jennings.

It is on one of Daisy’s many sleepless nights that she notices a man coming out of the vacant house across the street carrying what looks like a body wrapped in a tarp. A call to 911 puts Daisy right in the cross-hairs of the killer since no one likes to gossip more than the men and women of emergency services.

The killer has been working very hard to keep his/her identity a secret. Their first idea is to begin discrediting Daisy as a witness since she’s the loony who can’t leave her house and she must be soft in the head or simply an attention seeker who spends so much time watching her neighbors. All attempts to discredit her fail since Chris has already introduced Daisy to Lou and Cal, who are keeping their own whiteboard and notes on the murder and continuing their own Scooby-Doo investigation.

After meeting Lou, Daisy is welcomed into the group of heroes and heroines from our prior novels in the series and for the first time since high school, Daisy has a social circle. This, and her desire to have a real relationship with Chris finally give Daisy the confidence to start working towards someday leaving her house. It is not an easy task and starts with just leaving one of her many chains unlatched (which causes a panic attack) but uncontrollable fears are just that, uncontrollable, and we can admire Daisy simple attempt to get better.

Daisy and Chris are an adorable couple who you can’t help falling in love with. Knowing who the killer is changes up our view of the whole series since we can see the killer trying to cover up their tracks, including Daisy’s knowledge and we have the added tension of knowing when the wrong person has been let into the inner circle of information.

Being trapped in Daisy’s house is like watching a one background play but it never lacks for thrills or tension. As Daisy’s world expands with new friends and new love, she might just lose everything since she can’t escape a killer at her door.

This is the final book in the Search & Rescue series but Katie Ruggle has a new K-9 Rescue series which will come out next year. I will definitely take a look at that.